No Haven: Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Panthers in New Haven

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Fifty years ago, Black Panthers Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale were on trial for their lives in New Haven. In this virtual talk, Dr. Yohuru Williams will look at how the Black Panthers Trials fit into the larger story of civil rights in the Elm City. 

No Haven: Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Panthers in New Haven

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Fifty years ago, Black Panthers Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale were on trial for their lives in New Haven. In this virtual talk, Dr. Yohuru Williams will look at how the Black Panthers Trials fit into the larger story of civil rights in the Elm City. 

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

This week's selection: poems by Langston Hughes.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

This week's selection: poems by Langston Hughes.

Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner

Explore the history of the Underground Railroad. Tune into this episode of Kat's Creative Corner to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. Then, make your own constellation-inspired craft! This episode will be released on Wednesday, March 3.

Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner

Explore the history of the Underground Railroad. Tune into this episode of Kat's Creative Corner to learn about the secret code used among freedom seekers and how they used the stars and songs to communicate with each other. Then, make your own constellation-inspired craft! This episode will be released on Wednesday, March 3.

Coffee Hour with CMCH: Rosie the Riveter

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

What was it really like to be a working woman during World War II?

Coffee Hour with CMCH: Rosie the Riveter

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

What was it really like to be a working woman during World War II?

The Queer History of the Suffrage Movement

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Learn about the role that queer suffragists played in the fight for women's right to vote.

The Queer History of the Suffrage Movement

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Learn about the role that queer suffragists played in the fight for women's right to vote.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

This week's selection is the the novella "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Hartford native Charlotte Perkins Gilman.